Loudred
Loudred is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Big Voice Pokémon, number 294 (#0294) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 1 m tall and weighs 40.5 kg.
Loudred is a Normal type known as the Big Voice Pokémon, with round ears that work like loudspeakers. The Pokédex says its shouts can flatten a wooden house and blow foes away, but afterwards it cannot hear anything for a while.
How to pronounce Loudred
Loudred is pronounced LOWD-red. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Loudred said out loud:
In Japanese it is ドゴーム (Dogohmb).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Loudred is a periwinkle-blue, square-built biped, 1 m tall and 40.5 kg. Its huge mouth shows a big tongue and a peg-like tooth in each corner, and two short stalks hold up its circular ears. Yellow stripes on its back form a pattern like sound waves. The Pokédex says it shouts by breathing in air and then forcing it out with well-developed stomach muscles.
Behaviour
Loudred stamps its feet to build power before it bellows, and the Pokédex says it punishes its foes with its voice. The Pokédex describes a weak point: once it has finished shouting it is deaf for a while. The force comes from the pressure wave of air as well as the noise itself.
Habitat
The Pokédex lists Loudred as a cave Pokémon. It cannot be obtained in Scarlet and Violet or in Legends: Z-A.
Powers
Loudred shares its line's Soundproof, and its hidden Ability Scrappy lets Normal and Fighting moves hit Ghost types. It shouts with Hyper Voice, Uproar and Screech, and also uses Stomp and Bite. Base HP of 84 and Attack and Special Attack of 71 make it a respectable middle step between Whismur and Exploud.
Name origin
Loudred may blend 'loud' with 'dread' (great fear). The Japanese name is Dogohmb (ドゴーム), which may combine dogō ('angry roar') and 'bomb'.
Design inspiration
Loudred appears to be based on a boombox, with its ears as speakers, and may also draw on a megaphone or amplifier. The curved yellow stripes on its back look like the sound-wave marks on a volume icon, and its wide mouth and blunt teeth recall a hippopotamus. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Loudred evolves from Whismur at level 20 and becomes Exploud at level 40.
In the games
In Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, Loudred belongs to Wigglytuff's Guild: every day it wakes the player's team with its booming voice and helps on sentry duty. It first appeared in Ruby and Sapphire.
In the anime
Loudred debuted in 'A Hole Lotta Trouble', where it ran past and trod on Jessie in Granite Cave. In the following episode Jessie accidentally stepped on it as it slept, and it sent Team Rocket flying with a huge Screech.
Fun facts
- In 'Rough, Tough Jigglypuff', Mitch Mitchum catches a Loudred because he thinks Soundproof will make it immune to Jigglypuff's singing.
- In the Pokémon Generations episode 'The Scoop', a Loudred works at TV Mauville.
- In 'Goodbye, Friend!', three Loudred have a dance battle against a Lombre and its Zigzagoon over territory.
Base stats
- HP: 84
- Attack: 71
- Defense: 43
- Sp. Atk: 71
- Sp. Def: 43
- Speed: 48
Loudred’s base stat total is 360. Its highest stat is HP.
Type matchups
What is Loudred weak to?
Loudred takes extra damage from Fighting (2×) moves.
It is immune to Ghost moves.
Evolution
What does Loudred evolve from?
Loudred evolves from Whismur at level 20.
How does Loudred evolve?
Loudred evolves into Exploud at level 40.
The whole family: Whismur, Loudred, Exploud.
Abilities
- Soundproof: Protects against sound-based moves.
- Scrappy (hidden ability): Lets the Pokémon's Normal and Fighting moves hit Ghost Pokémon.
Moves
Moves Loudred learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 1 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 1 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 |
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Echoed Voice | Normal | Special | 40 |
| 1 | Howl | Normal | Status | — |
| 15 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — |
| 15 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — |
| 23 | Stomp | Normal | Physical | 65 |
| 29 | Roar | Normal | Status | — |
| 36 | Supersonic | Normal | Status | — |
| 43 | Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 |
| 50 | Screech | Normal | Status | — |
| 57 | Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 |
“Evo” means Loudred learns the move the moment it evolves: Bite.
TM moves (41)
Loudred can learn 41 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Mega Punch, Mega Kick, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Solar Beam, Screech, Rest, Rock Slide, Snore, Protect, Icy Wind, Attract, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Facade, Brick Break, Fake Tears, Rock Tomb, Fling, Round, Retaliate, Bulldoze, Stomping Tantrum, Body Slam, Flamethrower, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Low Kick, Earthquake, Fire Blast, Substitute, Endure, Sleep Talk, Shadow Ball, Uproar, Taunt, Hyper Voice, Overheat, Zen Headbutt, Work Up.
Egg moves (8), which Whismur can hatch knowing:Circle Throw, Disarming Voice, Endeavor, Extrasensory, Hammer Arm, Smokescreen, Take Down, Whirlwind.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Monster, Field.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 120 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 HP effort values.
- Base experience yield: 126.
Pokédex entries
The force of this Pokémon's loud voice isn't just the sound—it's also the wave of air pressure that blows opponents away and damages them. (Shield)
Loudred's ears serve as speakers, and they can put out sound waves powerful enough to blow away a house. (Sword)
Loudred shouts while stamping its feet. After it finishes shouting, this Pokémon becomes incapable of hearing anything for a while. This is considered to be a weak point. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)
Loudred's bellowing can completely decimate a wood-frame house. It uses its voice to punish its foes. This Pokémon's round ears serve as loudspeakers. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)
The shock waves from its cries can tip over trucks. It stamps its feet to power up. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, Y)
It shouts loudly by inhaling air, and then uses its well-developed stomach muscles to exhale. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, X)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ドゴーム |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Dogohmb |
| French | Ramboum |
| German | Krakeelo |
| Spanish | Loudred |
| Italian | Loudred |
| Korean | 노공룡 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 吼爆弹 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 吼爆彈 |
Trivia
- Taller than 47% of all Pokémon (1 m).
- Heavier than 62% of all Pokémon (40.5 kg).
- Base stat total 360, ranked #684 of 1,025.
- One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 43 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 57 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 120: about 15.7% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 8 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Loudred (Pokémon), Serebii: Loudred (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (LOWD-red): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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